1 Pains Road, Southsea, PO5 1HE
About 1 Pains Road
1 Pains Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southsea (PO5 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since April 2004, a hold of 22 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 sits 161.9% above the 2004 sale of £105,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£90/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: HMO conversion approved in 2025. Past consents include HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2025HMOAmendmentIn report
Application for certificate of lawful development for the existing use a house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/00671/CPE
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
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Sales history & valuation
1 Pains Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£105,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 April 2004Most recent
£105,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in PO5 1HE: £268,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in PO5 1HE
Everything we know about 1 Pains Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
Versus other Pains Road homes
On price per m², 1 Pains Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£972
Street avg £1,562
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
11/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Outram Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery. 35 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.9dB